President Mahmoud Abbas

The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, had a phone conversation with the Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, shortly before the meeting of the higher Arab ministerial monitoring committee. Held at...

The Palestinian government in Gaza has warned of the existence of "informal negotiation channels" currently negotiating on a number of political issues. Prime Minister Ismail Haneyah's cabinet believes that...

Veteran Israeli politician Shimon Peres has spoken of the importance of resuming direct negotiations with the Palestinians. However, said Israel's President, the negotiations should go "underground" and take place...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES On Wednesday 21, rallies were organised in cities across the West Bank to demonstrate support for Mahmoud Abbas as he heads to the United Nations in New...

The Arab League's General Secretariat held an emergency meeting on Sunday, 21 August, to discuss the consequences of Israel's on-going attacks on the Gaza Strip. The meeting, headed by Oman...

Sources in Israel have hinted that the US could reduce its support for the Palestinian Authority if the planned move to seek UN recognition of an independent state goes...

Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni has criticized Benyamin Netanyahu's government for "searching for superficial issues and ignoring the essence" while running Israel's affairs. According to the ex-Foreign Minister, the...

A Palestinian source close to the reconciliation talks in Cairo has revealed the true reasons behind the postponement of the meeting that was set to be held Tuesday (June...

Reports from Israel suggest that negotiations between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority are unlikely to resume in the near future. Leaked documents claim that there have been...

The head of Fatah's dialogue delegation and member of the movement's Central Committee has expressed his optimism about the successful implementation of the recent reconciliation agreement. Azzam Al-Ahmad said...

The Islamic Resistance Movement has accused Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas of being hostile to the Egyptian revolution and defending the regime of the former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak....

The ex-Chief Negotiator of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation has rejected the Israeli Prime Minister's demand for the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah to choose between Israel or Hamas. Dr. Saeb...

A senior member of the Central Committee of Fatah has said that the proposed visit of PA President Mahmoud Abbas to Gaza is part of the practical process for...

Media sources in Israel have claimed that messages have been exchanged between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority regarding the possibility of returning to direct negotiations. Officials in...

The Palestinian Media Forum (PMF) has expressed its concern about the campaign of "arrests and detention of journalists and media professionals" by the Palestinian Authority's security forces in the...

Peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians have not stopped and US efforts to get them started again are "deceptive". This claim has been made by the Professor of...

Palestinian sources have revealed to Egypt's al-Ahram newspaper that the Fatah-Hamas meeting recently held in Syria was a setback in efforts toward national reconciliation made over the past two...

In the wake of his televised dismissal of the right of return for Palestinian refugees, a former close ally has accused PA President Mahmoud Abbas of compromising on national...

Israel's Defence Minister, Ehud Barak, has pointed out that the position of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas regarding Palestinian refugees' right of return is nothing new. Abbas told an...

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is giving serious consideration to suing Israel's Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, through American, Israeli and European lawyers. A spokesperson for the PA and PLO announced...

The International Crisis Group (ICG) has urged the West to open up to Hamas by pointing out the important role the movement can play in Palestine's future during the...

A spokesman for Hamas in Gaza has accused Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas of provoking a crisis with the Islamic Resistance Movement in order to divert attention from anti-PA...

Here we go again! Evet Lvovich Lieberman, the Moldavian who became Avigdor Lieberman when in 1978 his religion qualified him uniquely for instantaneous Israeli citizenship, is demanding the removal...

A senior member of the PLO's Executive Committee, Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, has criticised remarks made by the Israeli foreign minister about President Mahmoud Abbas. Avigdor Lieberman's comments, said the...

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said that he expects no progress in the peace process through negotiations with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Lieberman, sources in Israel claim,...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has condemned Israel's aggression against the Gaza Strip and called for a permanent and comprehensive truce that would guarantee security and stability for the people...

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat has denied meeting Israel's Deputy Prime Minister while on a visit to Washington. He said that the issue of Palestine-Israel negotiations are still off...

The Palestinian Authority's Chief Negotiator, Saeb Erekat, has said that the US Administration has threatened to cut off aid to the PA if the Authority seeks UN recognition as...

Palestinian sources in the occupied West Bank have confirmed the resignation of the General Supervisor of the Palestinian Authority's Radio and Television Service. PA President Mahmoud Abbas has accepted...

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has attacked President Mahmoud Abbas for his speech at the opening of the International Conference for Defending Jerusalem in Qatar. Abbas condemned Israel's violations...

The UN Secretary-General has called on the Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, to resume negotiations with Israel, saying that talks are not incompatible with reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas....

The Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, has welcomed the Doha Declaration on Palestinian reconciliation signed by the Fatah and Hamas movements. He expressed...